Dennis

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Did the copyright form address not posting the image until he has had a chance to run it through a photoshop or instagram filter?
All joking aside, I think face tattoo's work great on some people, but I'm personally not getting one.
I love this one from Victor Portugal!

Did the copyright form address not posting the image until he has had a chance to run it through a photoshop or instagram filter?
All joking aside, I think face tattoo's work great on some people, but I'm personally not getting one.
I love this one from Victor Portugal!

Got the Black & Grey Tattoo box set in the mail yesterday!

Got the Black & Grey Tattoo box set in the mail yesterday!

Got the Black & Grey Tattoo box set in the mail yesterday!

Here is my little panorama of tattoo related books. Not pictured are magazines.

For fun, my peony by Wendy Pham done as guest spot at Red Rocket Tattoo in NYC

I've seen work from "name" artists that wasn't the greatest, but I wouldn't say any of them have "lost" it. They are all human and have off days. I used to get bent out of shape if I noticed anything on a tattoo what wasn't perfect, but now I step back and look at the piece as a whole. It would be ridiculous to write off a whole suit based on a couple blow outs/poorly healed shading here and there.
I'm in the same boat as @Graeme , I've travelled for tattoos based on how the work connects with me, and how the interaction was with the artist themselves. Skill is irrelevant if the person is an asshole.
That being said, Horiyoshi III finished this piece up in July. Can't say I'd object to being the owner!

OK so I tried to put this post up about three days ago but whilst I was doing it a power line nearby got struck by lightning and we lost power for a while. So that was the end of that. Now that we have power again and I have a bit of time I will try again.
I had the fourth session on my back last Monday. I was hoping it would be the last session of outlining but that went straight out the window when Ian started the session by asking me "How do you feel about Tibetan skulls?" Luckily enough I think they are cool and the design that Ian had drawn up was pretty killer so we went for it. The result is that I now have a Tibetan skull on my my ass cheek and the back of my leg. I love it and am very happy to have it on there and we definitely have only one session of outline left. So after 12 hours of work so far my back looks like this. I have included a close up of the skull as well.

Did Andre Malcolm make it to this list? His peonies are quite nice too...
ANDRÉ SKULL&SWORD: Work

Man, the all black and grey looks amazing! Stick with that theme for sure!

I am a massive fan of a good book. Over the years I have bought many of them. There is something about the aesthetic appeal of a well made book that I just prefer to looking at things on a computer screen. It's the same with music as well. I love vinyl.
Anyway my list of books is as follows:
Dentowaza - Kofuu-Senju Publications
Mick - Kofuu-Senju Publications (Just got it yesterday - Such a good book)
Ryushin - Kofuu-Senju Publications
Osen - Kofuu-Senju Publications
Osen II - Kofuu-Senju Publications
Tattoo Time (Hardback Reissue) - Ed Hardy
Tattoo Time Issue 1 (Original) - Ed Hardy
JBxH3
Monmon Cats - Horitomo
Bushido - Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura
Studying Horiyoshi III - Jill "Horiyuki" Mandelbaum
Tattoos of the Floating World - Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura
Tattooing from Japan to the West - Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura
I Love Tattoos - Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura
Pushing Ink - Spider Webb
Modern Primitives - 20th Anniversary Addition
The Mammoth Book of Tattoos - Edited by Lal Hardy
The Mammoth Book of Tattoo Art - Edited by Lal Hardy
The Mammoth Book of New Tattoo Art - Edited by Lal Hardy
Lost Art - Incognito Press
Japanese Tattoo Designs - Ichibay
Tattoo Showcase - Edited by Lal Hardy
Vintage Tattoos - Carol Clerk
Perseverance - Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World
Horichiyo
The Rose Book
Myths, Gods and Legends - Adam Kitamoto
Ade Volume 1 - Gomineko Press
Wabori - Traditional Japanese Tattoo
Time: Tattoo Art Today
Horimasa
Black Work Tattoo Art - Edition Reuss
Tattoo in Japan - Edition Reuss
Color Tattoo Art - Edition Reuss
The Fingerwave Book - Grime/Toth
Art by Tattooists: Beyond Flash
Science Ink - Carl Zimmer
I'm pretty sure that there are a couple more desides these but off the top of my head I cannot remember them for the life of me, and of course there are still more that I would like to buy one day.

I've seen work from "name" artists that wasn't the greatest, but I wouldn't say any of them have "lost" it. They are all human and have off days. I used to get bent out of shape if I noticed anything on a tattoo what wasn't perfect, but now I step back and look at the piece as a whole. It would be ridiculous to write off a whole suit based on a couple blow outs/poorly healed shading here and there.
I'm in the same boat as @Graeme , I've travelled for tattoos based on how the work connects with me, and how the interaction was with the artist themselves. Skill is irrelevant if the person is an asshole.
That being said, Horiyoshi III finished this piece up in July. Can't say I'd object to being the owner!

I've seen work from "name" artists that wasn't the greatest, but I wouldn't say any of them have "lost" it. They are all human and have off days. I used to get bent out of shape if I noticed anything on a tattoo what wasn't perfect, but now I step back and look at the piece as a whole. It would be ridiculous to write off a whole suit based on a couple blow outs/poorly healed shading here and there.
I'm in the same boat as @Graeme , I've travelled for tattoos based on how the work connects with me, and how the interaction was with the artist themselves. Skill is irrelevant if the person is an asshole.
That being said, Horiyoshi III finished this piece up in July. Can't say I'd object to being the owner!

The main progress of this weeks session.
Is great to see some more colour. Background is now done and it is all colour from now on. :)

Well I received the grand price today :)
Unfortunatly I can't show the t-shirt together with the backpiece, but at least I got some sleeves that pair nicely with the t-shirt ;-)

(and yes, I'm sooo wearing this tomorrow to the office :) )

I've seen work from "name" artists that wasn't the greatest, but I wouldn't say any of them have "lost" it. They are all human and have off days. I used to get bent out of shape if I noticed anything on a tattoo what wasn't perfect, but now I step back and look at the piece as a whole. It would be ridiculous to write off a whole suit based on a couple blow outs/poorly healed shading here and there.
I'm in the same boat as @Graeme , I've travelled for tattoos based on how the work connects with me, and how the interaction was with the artist themselves. Skill is irrelevant if the person is an asshole.
That being said, Horiyoshi III finished this piece up in July. Can't say I'd object to being the owner!

Ed Hardy's TattooTime - Re-release - HM
Tattooing the Invisible Man (DETH) - HM
Tattoo City - HM
Sailor Jerry Collins - American Tattoo Master - HM
In a World of Compromise... I Don't - Bob Roberts (signed 720/1000).
Forever the New Tattoo
Tattooing From Japan to the West
Tattooing New York City: Style and Continuity in a Changing Art Form
Japanese Style Tattoo Art - Revisiting Traditional Themes - R. Melo
I Love Tattoos
Andon 87 - Japan Tattoo - Tattoos in Japanese Prints
Underway is the Only Way - Grime/Taki
Two Year Autopsy - Grime
Iron Will - Grime
Tattoo Artist Magazine 1-5, Volume One.
Tattoo Artist: A Collection of Narratives
Revisited: A Tribute to Flash From the Past
Norske Sjømannstatoveringer / Norwegian Sailors' Tattoos
Dansk Tatovering / Danish Tattooing
These Old Blue Arms - The Life & Work of Amund Dietzel
These Old Blue Arms - The Life & Work of Amund Dietzel, VOL 2.
1000 Tattoos - Hanky Panky
Vintage Tattoos - The Book of Old-School Skin Art
Tatttoos - JK5
HORIYOSHI III - The Art of the Japanese Tattoo/Japansk tatueringskonst
Others:
The Shunga (a japanese book with Shunga prints).
Tattoo Nation (the Movie) - DVD
Have just ordered and waiting for the "MICK" book by Alex Reinke and "Gods and Warriors": Horimana - The Work
of Chris Trevino

I've seen work from "name" artists that wasn't the greatest, but I wouldn't say any of them have "lost" it. They are all human and have off days. I used to get bent out of shape if I noticed anything on a tattoo what wasn't perfect, but now I step back and look at the piece as a whole. It would be ridiculous to write off a whole suit based on a couple blow outs/poorly healed shading here and there.
I'm in the same boat as @Graeme , I've travelled for tattoos based on how the work connects with me, and how the interaction was with the artist themselves. Skill is irrelevant if the person is an asshole.
That being said, Horiyoshi III finished this piece up in July. Can't say I'd object to being the owner!

I've seen work from "name" artists that wasn't the greatest, but I wouldn't say any of them have "lost" it. They are all human and have off days. I used to get bent out of shape if I noticed anything on a tattoo what wasn't perfect, but now I step back and look at the piece as a whole. It would be ridiculous to write off a whole suit based on a couple blow outs/poorly healed shading here and there.
I'm in the same boat as @Graeme , I've travelled for tattoos based on how the work connects with me, and how the interaction was with the artist themselves. Skill is irrelevant if the person is an asshole.
That being said, Horiyoshi III finished this piece up in July. Can't say I'd object to being the owner!

Here's mine in list form if you can't make them out in the picture!
Horimasa (signed)
Organica
Bunshin II
The Japanese Tattoo
Suits Made to Fit
Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo
Tattoo History: A Source Book
The Eye of Atrocity
Demons from the Haunted World
Outlaw Swords of Death
Samurai Ghosts and Monster Wars
Night Parade of Dead Souls
Shawn Barber's Memoir
Escaping the Gallows
Japanese Ghost Stories
Japanese Mythical Creatures
The Extraordinary Drawings of Laurie Lipton (somewhat related as reference material)
Jef Bertels (signed)
Backpiece Tattoo 1-3
Ed Hardy's Tattoo Time
Ozuma Kaname's Shienrenjo
Tokyo Tattoo 1970
Wabori
The Art of the Leu Family (signed)
Underway is the Only Way
Smilin' Buddha (signed)
Myths, Gods and Legends
Studying Horiyoshi III
Rodrigo Melo's Japanese Style Tattoo Art
Perseverance
Ed Hardy's Wear Your Dreams
JBxH3
Japanese Demon Lore: Oni
Shunga: Japanese Erotic Art
Cosmic Mook Tattoo 1-4
The Mammoth Book of Tattoos
Full Coverage
Chris Trevino's Gods and Warriors
In a World of Compromise...I Don't (signed by Bob Roberts)
Leu Family's Family Iron
Tattoo in Japan
Hiroshige: Sixty Nine Stations of Kisokaido
The Fingerwave Book
Bloodworks: Bodies
Some knock off books of Horimouja sketches and Filip Leu's dragon books. Given to me as a gift, they meant well! Hahah
Currently waiting for the "Black & Grey Tattoo 1-3: From Street Art to Fine Art" box set to come in!

Anyone else have the recurring urge to punt Emily in the ham wallet?

I've seen work from "name" artists that wasn't the greatest, but I wouldn't say any of them have "lost" it. They are all human and have off days. I used to get bent out of shape if I noticed anything on a tattoo what wasn't perfect, but now I step back and look at the piece as a whole. It would be ridiculous to write off a whole suit based on a couple blow outs/poorly healed shading here and there.
I'm in the same boat as @Graeme , I've travelled for tattoos based on how the work connects with me, and how the interaction was with the artist themselves. Skill is irrelevant if the person is an asshole.
That being said, Horiyoshi III finished this piece up in July. Can't say I'd object to being the owner!

I've seen work from "name" artists that wasn't the greatest, but I wouldn't say any of them have "lost" it. They are all human and have off days. I used to get bent out of shape if I noticed anything on a tattoo what wasn't perfect, but now I step back and look at the piece as a whole. It would be ridiculous to write off a whole suit based on a couple blow outs/poorly healed shading here and there.
I'm in the same boat as @Graeme , I've travelled for tattoos based on how the work connects with me, and how the interaction was with the artist themselves. Skill is irrelevant if the person is an asshole.
That being said, Horiyoshi III finished this piece up in July. Can't say I'd object to being the owner!